(1971). Educational Television for Preschool and Kindergarten Children: An Abstract Bibliography. This bibliography has been compiled to alert educators to preschool educational television documents found in the ERIC microfiche collection and in journal literature. Abstracts of Selected documents have been taken from "Research in Education (RIE)" and journal citations from the "Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE)". Included are published and unpublished studies on educational TV. Abstracts of five volumes evaluating the first year of "Sesame Street," produced by the Children's Television Workshop, are included. Eight studies describe various aspects of the Appalachia Preschool Television Program. Among the other single citations are a report on a television series designed to teach English to Spanish-speaking preschoolers and a comparative study of current educational television programs for preschoolers. (Author/AJ)… [PDF]
(1972). Spanish Alphabet Book 1: Spanish Phonetic Reading Program. This manual presents a Spanish phonetic reading program based upon pictures which provide clues to each fundamental speech sound in the language. Pupils are thus able, through auditory and visual discrimination exercises, to match a Spanish speech sound with its proper alphabet symbol. For related documents, see FL 003 749, FL 003 750, and FL 003 751. (Author/SK)…
(1972). The Stroop Phenomenon and Its Use in the Study of Perceptual, Cognitive and Response Processes. The review summarizes empirical findings and theoretical views related to the Stroop color-word phenomenon, in which naming of a color is disrupted and delayed by the presence of an "irrelevant" word denoting a color different from the color patch. It was deemed important to increase awareness of this phenomenon, since it involves basic processes of perception, identification, reading, and naming, which account for much of human behavior. Experimental findings were emphasized in a review of research, most of which was produced since the 1966 review of Jensen and Rohwer. One purpose of the review was to illustrate use of the Stroop paradigm as a tool for the study of word meaning, bilingual language organization, and perception and processing differences between the two hemispheres. The incompleteness, and in some cases the inappropriateness, of existing explanations of the Stroop phenomenon also were discussed. (Author/DD)…
(1972). Michigan Education Association, Division of Minority Affairs, Annual Report, August 1972. Evaluative data relative to the effectiveness of the Division of Minority Affairs in arriving at defined goals and objectives are presented in this annual report. Program descriptions and specific objectives are given for 9 projects. The projects include developing a curriculum change model; planning a minority group conference; developing a reading in-service program model; enlisting the influence of accrediting agencies in changing curriculum practices; providing a clearinghouse of information regarding fellowships and scholarships; creating and maintaining a curriculum center; sponsoring a curriculum development conference, including ethnic curriculum development, Indian education, and Chicano curriculum development; publishing a Manifesto to provide information to members; developing a liaison with other agencies and institutions; and providing general services. (PS)… [PDF]
(1971). They Help Each Other Learn: A Group Participation and Leadership Training Manual. This manual was designed for second grade children learning in small groups under an open classroom approach in which leadership and active participation are encouraged. It was intended especially for bilingual classrooms where children have a good opportunity to learn a second language from one another. Some instructions appear in Spanish although the text is basically in English. The manual is divided into five lessons: Rationale for Small Group Instruction and Child Leaders, Reading and Understanding the Group Instructions, Distributing Materials and Cleaning Up the Work Area, Helping Each Other, and Evaluating the Group Activity. An appendix includes a report of reactions to the program. (SK)… [PDF]
(1972). Teaching Cross-Cultural Understanding. Fundamental prerequisites for successful cross-cultural instruction in language programs are outlined in this paper. Attainment of instructional objectives is seen to be dependent on teacher attitudes and educational preparation. Problems confronting language teachers attempting to attain a measure of sophistication in the theory of cross-cultural instruction are discussed. Several successful bilingual programs for young children are briefly reviewed. Concluding remarks point out that the teaching of culture requires both precept and example. (RL)… [PDF]
(1975). The College Bound Program; Evaluation Period, School Year 1974-1975. This report contains a description and evaluation of the College Bound Program. It was designed to enhance the cognitive abilities of 9,300 high school students who were eligible for Title I funds. The program was conducted in 24 high schools with approximately one fourth of the subjects at each grade level. The evaluation was designed to investigate the effectiveness of the reading, mathematics, science, social science, and bilingual components of the program. Test results revealed that the project improved standardized test scores in all areas. Statistically significant gains were obtained for the reading, mathematics, social studies, science, bilingual reading, and bilingual science components for all grade levels and for the ninth grade bilingual social science component. (Author/AM)… [PDF]
(1976). English as a Second Language, Level II. This book contains lesson plans and language exercises for ESL teachers. The first part gives suggestions for testing in four areas: listening comprehension, oral production, reading comprehension, and writing ability. Thirteen sample tests are given in which the student must fill in each blank with the correct word. The section on content area gives exercises based on introductions and identification, the classroom, the family, the surrounding community, and the wider community. The last section, which is based on the text \English Step by Step,\ includes twenty-seven grammar exercises, such as changing singular forms to plural, forming interrogative sentences, and choosing the correct indefinite article. (CFM)…
(1978). Language and Learning. Babel: Journal of the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teacher's Association, v14 n2 p4-9 Jul. Asserts that language teaching is introduced into the curriculum at precisely the wrong time: the point at which language acquisition has diminished and language learning is more dominant. It is also stated that compulsory language learning is destructive and that bilingualism provides another way of looking at the world. (EJS)…
(1978). Differences in Performance in Elicited Imitation between French Monolingual and English-Speaking Bilingual Children. International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, v16 n4 p330-39 Nov. Reports on an experiment designed to compare the linguistic ability of English-speaking students of French to that of native French-speaking students, through sentence repetition, in order to draw some conclusions regarding approximative grammars. (AM)…
(1978). Discours prononce au cours du diner offert a l'issue du premier congres de l'API (Address Given on the Occasion of the First Meeting of the API). Canadian Modern Language Review, 34, 5, 832-5, May 78. The speech, half in French and half in English, is an endorsement of the association, an indication of political, social and educational reforms it might influence, a reminder that members of the association, Canadian Parents for French, were present and interested, and an appeal for good public relations. (AMH)…
(1977). Preschool Literacy in Spanish. Hispania, 60, 3, 530-532, Sep 77. The development of two children who learned to read Spanish before age two is traced. Both children soon became bilingual in English and Spanish. The process of teaching them to read is described. (CHK)…
(1976). Viewing Bilingual Multicultural Educational Television: An Empirical Analysis of Children's Behaviors During Television Viewing. Journal of Educational Psychology, 68, 2, 133-42, Apr 76. Reports on an empirical investigation of behaviors exhibited by early elementary school children while viewing two programs of a children's bilingual multicultural educational television series. The effects of the program on group membership, grade level and sex during viewing were examined. (Author/DEP)…
(1988). The Effect of Language of Instruction on Reasoning in Bilingual Children. Applied Psycholinguistics, v9 n1 p17-38 Mar. Analyzes the effect of language of instruction on the verbal reasoning of sixth grade French-English bilinguals (N=36). Results showed a significant interaction between language of instruction and language of presentation and differences associated with level of difficulty and mean response times. (Author/CB)…
(1984). Reading and Writing in Spanish for Bilingual College Students: What's Taught at School and What's Used in the Community. Bilingual Review, v11 n1 p21-32 Jan-Apr. Describes a study which examined the literacy approach to Spanish for Native Speakers (SNS) by focusing on one SNS class. The focus was on the relationship between the teachers' and the students' perceptions of the uses for Spanish literacy and the kinds of tasks found in textbooks and assignments. (Author/SED)…